Whitethorn Games, publisher of inclusive, accessible, easy-going games including APICO, Calico, and Lake — along with developers Balloon Studios, announced that the critically acclaimed botanical puzzle game Botany Manor is set to launch on PlayStation 5 and 4 on December 17, 2024. Set in a historical English homestead brimming with a lifetime of memorabilia and research to explore, players will uncover long-forgotten seeds and piece together clues as they solve puzzles to help each rare plant grow.
The enduring estate of Botany Manor is home to retired botanist Arabella Greene. After a long career, she has amassed a collection of rare, long-forgotten plants that require some research to help them live again. Play as Arabella and explore the stunning historic manor and its grounds to look for clues in her notes, books, posters, and items scattered around the residence to determine the correct set of circumstances to help the flora flourish. Unlock new seed varieties and plant them. Interactable items around the property that can be turned and flipped will provide information to help you solve each gardening puzzle, grow the plants and discover their mysterious qualities.
Key Features of Botany Manor include:
- Explore the peaceful grounds and many calming rooms of the beautifully rendered, historically accurate 19th-century manor.
- Pick up, flip, turn, and rotate the many items found around the estate to piece together the clues to solve each plant-based puzzle.
- Learn about Arabella’s life and career, and the challenges she faced as a woman scientist during the 19th century as you explore.
- Fall in love with the calming soundtrack that perfectly compliments the environment and flowers you bring to full bloom.
Botany Manor will be available on PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 on December 17, 2024. The game is currently available on PC via Steam, Nintendo Switch, and Xbox One and Xbox Series S|X, for $24.99 USD and free to Xbox Game Pass holders.
